The early summer of 1982 was a very spacey time on America’s movie screens.
Six major studios released a whopping eight science fiction and fantasy films between May 16 and July 9, with hundreds of millions of dollars riding on the line — from “E.T.” to “The Thing,” from “career-grounding flops to career-making triumphs,” writes former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty, in his new book, “The Future Was Now, Madmen, Mavericks, and the Summer Sci-Fi Abducted Hollywood (Flatiron).”
Campy and fun, ‘Conan the Barbarian’ made a full-scale star out of Arnold Schwarzenegger — here with co-star Grace Jones.
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